Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
B Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning
B Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning shows the same b minor-major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned G D G C F A D. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.
- Chord tones
- B, D, F#, A#
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 11
- Chord symbols
- BmMaj7, BmM7
- Tuning
- G D G C F A D
- Strings
- 7
- Open pitch range
- G1 to D4
- 24-fret range
- G1 to D6
Open strings and root positions
2 of the 7 open strings belong to B Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio: string 6 D (b3) and string 1 D (b3). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.
First root on each string
Low-string pattern
On the lowest G string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 4, 7, and 11, with the B root at fret 4. On the highest D string, the first B is at fret 9.
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play B Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio on the low G string at frets 3, 4, 7, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Build a phrase that lets D on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest B root and two other arpeggio tones.
- Connect the B root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 4, 9, 4, 11, 6, 2, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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